Wayne Hennessey became the first player to be sent off at the 2022 World Cup during the second half of Wales vs Iran on Friday.The 35-year-old came flying out of his goal in the 84th minute and took out Mehdi Tarami with a flying kick.To the astonishment of everyone watching, referee Mario Escobar initially only showed Hennessey a yellow card.However, VAR intervened and Escobar was invited to review the incident on his pitch-side monitor.To nobody’s surprise, Hennessey’s yellow card was upgraded to a straight red.Wayne Hennessey shown red card during Wales 0-2 Iran DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 25: Wales' Wayne Hennessey is shown a red card by referee Mario Escobar during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between Wales and IR Iran at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Hannah Mckay - Pool / Getty Images)

Video: Wayne Hennessey’s red card vs Iran

Watch Hennessey’s red card here:

What on earth was he thinking?!

And how did the referee think that was only a yellow card on first viewing?

Iran score two late goals

Iran went on to score the winning goal in the eighth minute of stoppage-time thanks to an excellent strike from Roozbeh Cheshmi.

Watch the goal here:

Iran then added a second goal in the dying seconds through Ramin Rezaeian.

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Heartbreak for Wales, who must now defeat England in their final Group B fixture to stand any chance of progressing to the World Cup knockout stages.

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